Kenya’s Environment and Land Court Voids Sh5 Billion Kanduyi Smart City Housing Scheme and Orders Airstrip Land Restored

Setback For State As Court Declares KSh 5B Bungoma Housing Scheme Unconstitutional

The government has suffered a major legal setback after the Environment and Land Court in Bungoma declared the KSh 5 billion Kanduyi Airstrip affordable housing project unconstitutional and halted its construction. In a judgment delivered on October 8, 2026, Justice Kossy Bor suspended the 2,034-unit smart city development, citing severe violations of constitutional provisions governing […] The post Setback For State As Court Declares KSh 5B Bun…

Kenya’s Environment and Land Court voids Sh5 billion Kanduyi Smart City housing scheme and orders airstrip land restored

The Bungoma Environment and Land Court declared the Sh5.02 billion affordable‑housing project on Kanduyi Airstrip unconstitutional, mandating land restoration within 45 days and imposing strict limits on future use.

Setback for Ruto as Court Stops Ksh5 Billion Affordable Housing Project

The court barred the government from using the land for purposes that violate the judgment and ordered it to restore it to its original condition within 45 days

Court nullifies Sh5 billion Kanduyi Smart City Project, orders airstrip restoration

The Environment and Land Court in Bungoma has nullified a Sh5 billion affordable housing project at Kanduyi Airstrip,

Court Stops Sh5bn Kanduyi Airstrip Housing Project, Orders Land Restoration

Justice Kossy Bor found that the project violated constitutional requirements on public land management, environmental protection and public participation.